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Dodge Bluesmobile

This car was backstage at the Mitchell Creek Rock ‘N’ Blues Festival. It belonged to a colourful character we later met called Greg the Wookie. He is a singer in a Blues Brother cover band “The Soul...

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Pirate Ship

This ship is the Notorious. It is a replica of a fifteenth century Portuguese caravel made from reclaimed Monterey Cypress. Caravels were favored by pirates for their speed, agility and large holds....

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Control Panel

I replaced the control panel in our van. The original solar controller was used to recharge the ML4U film crew at Mitchell Creek Rock n’ Blues Festival but needed some improvements. I added an ammeter,...

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Summer Storms

It is getting hot in Australia. In Queensland the summer storms have been rolling in most afternoons for the last fortnight. Brisbane was hit by a couple of super-cells last week, and this week it was...

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Flatback Turtle

This animal is a flatback sea turtle which we were lucky enough to encounter laying eggs on a beach in Mon Repos as we travel north in Queensland. Later we visited the Museum of pioneer aviator Bert...

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Keppel Islands

This is Great Keppel Island off the coast of Queensland in Australia. It is one of the Southern Reef islands which provide access to the Great Barrier Reef. If you have never visited Australia you...

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New Year

Happy New Year from down under. This is the sixth New Year Post on this blog. We normally find ourselves at fireworks displays or remote gigs in Australia. This year we were on the road and saw an...

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Puss Moth

This is one of many aircraft we saw at the Bert Hinkler Museum in Bundaberg, Queensland. This de Havilland Puss Moth was modified by the pioneer aviator to break records. Bert was the first to fly from...

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Magpie Lark

This is a male Magpie Lark. It’s DNA shows it is not a magpie or a lark but a monarch flycatcher. Like many Australian birds it was originally named using an English ornithologist’s vocabulary. Today...

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The Apostles

These limestone stacks on the coast of Victoria, Australia are know as The Twelve Apostles, despite only ever having nine of them. On 3rd July 2005 a 50 metre tall stack collapsed into the sea leaving...

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Hydro Jetpack

We saw this Hydro Jetpack practicing near the bridge between Southport and Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. The jetpack is powered by a jet ski via a long hose. This is the stable version of...

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Australia Day

Today Australia celebrated its national day. It is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet from the UK in 1788. The Gold Coast Council put on an event in Surfers Paradise so we cycled down...

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Orion Nebula

This is the Orion Nebula also known as Messier 42. To the naked eye it appears to be the middle star in Orion’s sword. We were lucky enough to see it at the Warrumbungle Observatory where you could...

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Gold Mine

This morning we visited the Barrick Cowal Gold Mine in New South Wales, Australia. Thanks to Amy for arranging it and Tony for showing us around. It was very interesting and we hope to add some of the...

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Solo Road

This is Coopernook Forest Park in New South Wales, Australia. Normally Karen takes a photo of our van at every place we stay. As she is not here this time I thought I should keep up the tradition. In...

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Hat Head

This is Hat Head National Park. Like many of Australia’s National Parks the camping area was set in a spacious glade scattered with fire pits. This one had four roos in the middle, or maybe they were...

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Blue Triangle

This butterfly visited our garden in Southport. It is a Common Bluebottle, Graphium sarpedon, or Blue Triangle in Australia. They are typically found in low-level rain forests flying just above the...

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Southport Soaked

This is the end of The Spit. It is a sand peninsula which separates the calm Southport waters from the pacific ocean. Two cyclones have hit the coast of Australia in one day. Cyclone Lam in the...

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Springbrook Rainforest

Living on the Gold Coast in Australia makes this our local wilderness. This is the Springbrook National Park. It lies on the edge of an ancient volcanic ridge which marks some of the border between...

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Four Decades

Today I turn 40. Being Gen X not Gen Y, selfies are rare. As it is my birthday an exception was made. The photo on the left was taken while studying engineering at Nottingham. I had no plan to be an...

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